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2023-08-30T14:30:29Z
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[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 70 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOORE of Utah:H.R. 7615.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the authority to enactthis legislationpursuant to the power granted under Article IV, Section 3;Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.[Page H4609]
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Federal Lands Subcommittee
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    - Hearings by
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    - Referred to
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  - Reported by
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  - Markup by
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  - Referred to
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H. Rept. 117-682
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-682.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-682.
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Library of Congress
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee
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Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
Blake
Moore
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UT
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Jimmy
Panetta
D
CA
20
2022-04-28
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Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Tom
O'Halleran
D
AZ
1
2022-05-18
False
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Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Dan
Newhouse
R
WA
4
2022-06-15
False
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Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Katie
Porter
D
CA
45
2022-12-07
False
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Housing industry and standards
- Land use and conservation
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public-private cooperation
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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2022-04-28
Introduced in House
2022-08-04T21:18:45Z
Lodging Options Developed for Government Employees Act or the LODGE Act
This bill expands the current authority of the Department of the Interior to enter into agreements with housing entities to provide rental housing for employees. The bill allows Interior to enter agreements with other federal agencies, state or local governments, tribal governments, or other public or private organizations to develop, construct, rehabilitate, or manage housing for rent to field employees and members of the public
- on public lands, including National Park System units;
- off public lands in the vicinity of system units; or
- on a combination of such lands.
Interior may allow field employees and members of the public to occupy and lease project quarters.
Field employees and members of the public shall be prohibited from subleasing housing established pursuant to this bill.
To the maximum extent practicable, priority for occupancy in project quarters shall be given to field employees.
Interior may allow partners in agreements to collect rents directly from housing occupants.
The bill modifies the lease-to-build program to allow Interior to lease federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to exceed 60 years (under current law not to exceed 50 years).
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2022-12-30
Reported to House
2023-08-30T14:25:25Z
Lodging Options Developed for Government Employees Act or the LODGE Act
This bill expands the current authority of the Department of the Interior to enter into agreements with housing entities to provide rental housing for employees.
The bill allows Interior to enter agreements with other federal agencies, state or local governments, tribal governments, or other public or private organizations for purposes of facilitating housing accommodation projects for rent to field employees and members of the public
- on public lands, including National Park System units;
- off public lands in the vicinity of system units; or
- on a combination of such lands.
Interior may allow field employees and members of the public to occupy and lease project quarters.
Field employees and members of the public shall be prohibited from subleasing housing units or quarters developed or leased in accordance with a housing partnership agreement under this bill, including all forms of short-term rentals.
To the maximum extent practicable, priority for occupancy in project quarters shall be given to field employees.
Interior may collect, or authorize entities who have entered into partnership housing agreements under this bill to collect, rents directly from field employees and members of the public occupying housing units or quarters.
The bill modifies the lease-to-build program to allow Interior to lease federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to exceed 60 years (under current law not to exceed 50 years).

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Lodging Options Developed for Government Employees Act
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships to develop housing, and for other purposes.
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2022-12-30T05:00:00Z
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2022-04-28T04:00:00Z
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.
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